For Bob Dylan, I will do a top x song list (number dependent on how many songs pass a certain threshold of points), along with however many albums get at least a single vote. Everyone should vote in this topic up to their top 25 songs and top 10 albums (note that you can choose to vote for less songs down to a minimum of 15, but you must vote for exactly 10 albums). These numbers might change depending on the artist.

The Deadline will be September 30th, 2016. The results will be shared at the beginning of October. Whether or not the results have been revealed, the next artist poll will be posted on October 1st; next time will be The Rolling Stones, unless someone argues otherwise (we will be following the order of the most recent artist poll: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3966&start=550#p58413)

If you change your list, please post it in a new post (otherwise I might miss it).

General rules:1. Only include songs with the artist/group featured in the primary credit (i.e. Under Pressure is alright for Bowie, but not Reflektor)2. Studio and live albums are eligible, greatest hits are not; compilations of earlier work that went unreleased such as The Velvet Underground's V.U. are eligible

A recommendation from each studio album. As far as songs that may not be on people's radar, I'm rooting for "Every Grain of Sand," "Roll on John," and "Born in Time" to show up in the final results.My favorite version of "Every Grain of Sand" is on The Bootleg Series v.1-3.

Bob Dylan: Baby, Let Me Follow You DownThe Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan: A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna FallThe Times They Are a-Changin’: The Times They Are a-Changin’Another Side of Bob Dylan: It Ain’t Me BabeBringing It All Back Home: Mr. Tambourine ManHighway 61 Revisited: Like a Rolling StoneBlonde on Blonde: Sad Eyed Lady of the LowlandsJohn Wesley Harding: As I Went Out One MorningNashville Skyline: Lay Lady Lay

Self Portrait: Days of 49New Morning: Day of the LocustsPat Garrett & Billy the Kid: Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorDylan: The Ballad of Ira HayesPlanet Waves: Forever YoungBlood on the Tracks: Idiot WindThe Basement Tapes: Tears of RageDesire: HurricaneStreet-Legal: Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)Slow Train Coming: Man Gave Names to All the Animals

Under the Red Sky: Born in TimeGood as I Been to You: Tomorrow NightWorld Gone Wrong: World Gone WrongTime Out of Mind: Not Dark Yet

Love and Theft: Sugar BabyModern Times: Ain’t Talkin’Together Through Life: It’s All GoodChristmas in the Heart: Must Be Santa

Tempest: Roll on JohnShadows in the Night: Stay with MeFallen Angels: All the Way

Non- solo album track: Tell Me (Bootleg Series v.1-3)

Hole – Pretty on the Inside. 1 star/5.Dear God, is there a single song here? (Imagine buying The Buzzcocks' Singles Going Steady on the same day, and having to compare the two.) Somehow, their next time at bat, they got 500 million times better.

1. Tangled Up in Blue2. Like a Rolling Stone3. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)4. Visions of Johanna5. Love Minus Zero/No Limit6. Subterranean Homesick Blues7. A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall8. If You See Her, Say Hello9. Don't Think Twice It's Alright10. Ballad of a Thin Man11. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again12. Mr. Tambourine Man13. Just Like a Woman14. Girl from the North Country15. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue16. Highway 61 Revisited 17. It Ain't Me Babe18. The Times They Are A-Changin'19. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues20. Blowin' in the Wind21. Desolation Row22. Idiot Wind23. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine24. Simple Twist of Fate25. Maggie's Farm

Albums1. Highway 61 Revisited 2. Bringing It All Back Home3. Blood on the Tracks4. Blonde on Blonde5. John Wesley Harding6. The Freewhelin' Bob Dylan7. The Times They Are A-Changin'8. Another Side of Bob Dylan9. Time Out of Mind10. Love and Theft

1- Bringing It All Back Home2- Blood on the Tracks3- Highway 61 Revisited4- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan5- Time Out of Mind6- Blonde on Blonde7- John Wesley Harding8- The Times They Are A-Changin'9- Love and Theft10- Nashville Skyline

Albums:1. Highway 61 Revisited2. Blood on the Tracks3. Bringing It All Back Home4. Blonde on Blonde5. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan6. Time Out of Mind7. Love and Theft8. Desire9. Modern Times10. The Basement Tapes

Songs:1. Like a Rolling Stone2. Subterranean Homesick Blues3. Tangled Up in Blue4. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)5. Hurricane6. Positively 4th Street7. Ballad of a Thin Man8. Idiot Wind9. Desolation Row10. Knockin' on Heaven's Door11. Blowin' in the Wind12. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again13. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall14. Isis15. Visions of Johanna16. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands17. I Want You18. Just Like a Woman19. Masters of War20. The Times They Are A-Changin'21. Girl From the North Country22. Simple Twist of Fate23. Highway 61 Revisited24. She Belongs to Me25. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

If I could begin to be, half of what you think of me,I could do about anything, I could even learn how to love.

ALBUMS1. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan2. Bringing It All Back Home3. Blonde on Blonde4. Highway 61 Revisited5. Desire6. Another Side of Bob Dylan7. The Times They Are A-Changin'8. Blood on the Tracks9. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid10. Nashville Skyline

SONGS1. Blowin' in the Wind2. Like a Rolling Stone3. Hurricane4. It Ain't Me Babe5. The Times They Are A-Changin'6. Mr. Tambourine Man7. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right8. Just Like a Woman9. Subterranean Homesick Blues10. Rainy Day Women #12 & 3511. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall12. With God on Our Side13. I Want You14. Maggie's Farm15. Knockin' on a Heaven's Door16. Tangled Up in Blue17. Masters of War18. Make You Feel My Love19. Positively 4th Street20. Lay Lady Lay21. Simple Twist of Fate22. All Along the Watchtower23. Highway 61 Revisited24. The Mighty Quinn25. Sara

1. Highway 61 Revisited2. The Freewheelin Bob Dylan3. Bringing it All Back Home4. Blonde on Blonde5. Blood on the Tracks6. John Wesley Harding7. Nashville Skyline8. Love and Theft9. Modern Times10. The Times, They are a changin

Songs:1. Like a Rolling Stone2. Tangled up in Blue3. A Hard Rain's a gonna fall4. Blowin' in the wind5. Masters of War6. Subterannean Homesick Blues7. It's alright Ma, I'm only bleeding8. Desolation Row9. Queen Jane Approximately10. Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again11. All Along the Watchtower12. Girl from the North Country13. It's all over now, baby blue14. Highway 61 Revisited15. Ballad of a thin man16. One of us must know17. Thunder on the Mountain18. Idiot Wind19. Don't think twice, it's all right20. The times, they are a changin21. Talkin WWIII Blues22. Gates of Eden23. Mr. Tambourine Man24. Rainy Day Women25. You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

1. Blowin' in the Wind2. The Times They Are A-Changin'3. Desolation Row4. Like a Rolling Stone5. Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands6. Hurricane7. Blind Willie McTell8. With God on Our Side9. Visions of Johanna10. I Want You11. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again12. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall13. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right14. Sara15. As I Went Out One Morning16. Ballad of a Thin Man17. Cold Irons Bound18. One More Cup Of Coffee19. Masters of War20. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll21. Love Sick22. Rainy Day Women #12 & 3523. Scarlet Town24. Tangled Up in Blue25. Lay Lady Lay

Albums:-

1. Blonde on Blonde2. Highway 61 Revisited3. Blood on the Tracks4. Desire5. Time Out Of Mind6. John Wesley Harding7. The Times They Are A-Changin'8. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan9. Bringing It All Back Home10. Oh Mercy

1. Highway 61 Revisited2. Blonde on Blonde3. Blood on the Tracks4. Bringing It All Back Home5. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan6. Time Out of Mind7. Modern Times8. Love and Theft9. Desire10. Tempest

Songs:

1. Like a Rolling Stone2. Desolation Row3. Tangled Up in Blue4. Positively 4th Street5. Subterranean Homesick Blues6. Knockin' on Heaven's Door7. Blowin' in the Wind8. The Times They Are A-Changin'9. Mr. Tambourine Man10. Ballad of a Thin Man11. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again12. Visions of Johanna13. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall14. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue15. Highway 61 Revisited16. I Want You17. Maggie's Farm18. Just Like a Woman19. Shelter from the Storm20. All Along the Watchtower21. Hurricane22. Mississippi23. Masters of War24. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands25. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Dylan has one of the largest discographies of the acclaimed artists (only surpassed by Miles Davis, James Brown and –almost– Prince off the AM Top 50 artists), with 37 studio albums, 6 live albums and 12 albums on the "bootleg series." This poll has been an excellent opportunity to listen to the albums I never listened before (mostly material released between 1984-1988, 1990-1995 and 2008-2014). I decided to do a double ranking of albums, one for the whole material and another for the 37 studio albums. But don't worry, BleuPanda, the Top 10 is the same on both lists.

Albums:

1. Blonde on Blonde (1966, my #3 album of all time)Dylan not abandoned the automatic poetry of his previous two albums but he pointed toward more personal matters, with Sarah Lowndes, Edie Sedgwick and Joan Baez as (unwanted) subjects. The lyrics were cryptic and the music was messy but this was not only part of the charm but maybe its main appeal. He tried to find a unique sound equidistant from Pop-Rock and Roots-music and he widely succeeded. In Dylan's own words: "The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind was on individual bands in the "Blonde on Blonde" album. It's that thin, that wild mercury sound. It's metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up. That's my particular sound."

2. The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964, #56)Living in a political world. An angry young Dylan (with a sullen look in the album cover) took no prisoners here, he charged against war lords, judges, government or racism. Not forgetting sublime lost-love songs ("Boots of Spanish Leather") or defiant attitude (the title song). The peak of the political Bob (and his swan song, soon he was going to show us his "Another Side").

3. Bringing It All Back Home (1965, #110)"Dylan has spent his entire career out of step with the rest of us, either prophetically ahead or anachronistically behind" (Matt Melis for Consequence of Sound). And Dylan was so ahead in 1965 that changed the face of Pop music with the "Cutting Edge" trilogy that began with this "Bringing It All Back Home." An acoustic side and an electric side, both biting, bright and new.

Ranking of the 37 studio albums:1. Blonde on Blonde (1966)2. The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)3. Bringing It All Back Home (1965)4. Highway 61 Revisited (1965)5. Desire (1976)6. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)7. Blood on the Tracks (1975)8. Oh Mercy (1989)9. Nashville Skyline (1969)10. Love and Theft (2001)

11. Time Out of Mind (1997)12. The Basement Tapes (1975)13. Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964)14. Modern Times (2006)15. John Wesley Harding (1967)16. Slow Train Coming (1979)17. Infidels (1983)18. New Morning (1970)19. Bob Dylan (1962)20. Tempest (2012)21. Planet Waves (1974)22. Shadows in the Night (2015)23. Self Portrait (1970)24. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)25. Street-Legal (1978)26. Empire Burlesque (1985)27. Together Through Life (2009)28. Fallen Angels (2016)29. World Gone Wrong (1993)30. Shot of Love (1981)31. Good as I Been to You (1992)32. Under the Red Sky (1990)33. Saved (1980)34. Knocked Out Loaded (1986)35. Dylan (1973)36. Christmas in the Heart (2009)37. Down in the Groove (1988)

For the songs list this time I simply couldn't narrow it down to a Top 100, so I decided to post a Top 200. About the versions I'm content with the first released version except in two cases, I prefer the 1976 live version of "One Too Many Mornings" and the Basement Tapes version (recorded in 1967 but first released in 1991) of "I Shall Be Released." Anyway none of them are on my Top 25. Note: I haven't included the Traveling Willburys albums on the albums list (I guess they're not eligible) but a couple of songs by the band (written and sung by Dylan) found their way to the songs list.

Songs:

1. Like a Rolling Stone (1965, my #1 song of all time)Bruce Springsteen once described the drum hit at the beginning of "Like a Rolling Stone" like the "snare shot that sounded like somebody’d kicked open the door to your mind." And it's not an exaggeration from a crazy fan (Springsteen is undoubtedly one of them), this snare shot opened a lot of doors: it introduced Folk into Rock (and Rock into Folk), it introduced literature and poetry into Pop lyrics and it introduced adulthood complexities into a mostly teenager style. Rock music was only eleven years-old at the time but with that drum hit it suddenly reached the age of majority. With no turning back. How does it feel?

2. Just Like a Woman (1966, #65)It's unclear who was the woman who "breaks like a little girl." Initially it seems (again) Edie Sedgwick "with her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls" but when Dylan asks her to "please don't let on that you knew me when I was hungry and it was your world" it seems to address Joan Baez, already an established name on the Folk scene when they met. Many songs on "Blonde on Blonde" melted different real female characters into one to illustrate the complex relationships of Dylan had then.

3. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (1964, #227)It's easy to imagine an angry young Dylan getting sick after reading in the newspapers the event that inspired this song and willing to pour his rage into words and music. Nowadays we have on the newspapers many news able to make us sick but not many singer-songwriters with the talent to portrait injustice so accurately and the… balls to hit some people's raw nerves. Come on, young songwriters, pick up your machines-to-kill-fascists and get into the battlefield! We are waiting for you!

4. Workingman Blues #2 (2006, #248)A gem, among many others, from the long and fertile Dylan twilight period, a sequel better than the (Merle Haggard's) first.

5. Sara (1976)For sentimental reasons. For me (the first Dylan single I ever bought) and for Dylan (his final desperate plea to Sara).

6. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1963)7. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1973)8. Hurricane (1975)9. Desolation Row (1965)10. Not Dark Yet (1997)11. Don't Think Twice It's Alright (1963)12. All Along the Watchtower (1967)13. Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965)14. My Back Pages (1964)15. Mississippi (2001)16. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (1966)17. Tangled Up in Blue (1975)18. Man in the Long Black Coat (1989)19. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (1965)20. Simple Twist of Fate (1975)21. Something There Is About You (1974)22. Every Grain of Sand (1981)23. The Man in Me (1970)24. I Want You (1966)25. Changing of the Guards (1978)

26. I Threw It All Away (1969)27. The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)28. She Belongs to Me (1965)29. Visions of Johanna (1966)30. Blowin' in the Wind (1963)31. Love Sick (1997)32. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (1967)33. Gotta Serve Somebody (1979)34. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) (1976)35. Most of the Time (1989)36. Ballad of a Thin Man (1965)37. Forever Young (1974)38. If You See Her, Say Hello (1975)39. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands (1966)40. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (1965)41. Jokerman (1983)42. Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)43. Tweeter and the Monkey Man (1988)44. Tears of Rage (1975)45. Ring Them Bells (1989)46. Lay Lady Lay (1969)47. Boots of Spanish Leather (1964)48. I Shall Be Released (1971)49. Masters of War (1963)50. House of the Risin' Sun (1962)51. Summer Days (2001)52. Everything Is Broken (1989)53. Tomorrow Is a Long Time (1971)54. Positively 4th Street (1965)55. One Too Many Mornings (1964)56. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (1962)57. Precious Angel (1979)58. Girl from the North Country (1963)59. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1966)60. Cold Iron Bounds (1997)61. Things Have Changed (2000)62. Roll on John (2012)63. Blind Willie McTell (1991)64. Ballad of Hollis Brown (1964)65. Brownsville Girl (1986)66. Bye and Bye (2001)67. Copper Kettle (1970)68. Moonshiner (1991)69. Chimes of Freedom (1964)70. Seven Days (1991)71. Absolutely Sweet Marie (1966)72. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (1965)73. This Wheel's on Fire (1975)74. When the Deal Go Down (2006)75. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) (1970)76. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (1966)77. You Ain't Going Nowhere (1971)78. Talkin' John Birch Blues (1963)79. Idiot Wind (1975)80. It Ain't Me Babe (1964)81. Mama, You Been on My Mind (1991)82. Gates of Eden (1965)83. Series of Dreams (1991)84. Romance in Durango (1976)85. Goin' to Acapulco (1975)86. If Not For You (1970)87. Maggie's Farm (1965)88. Mixed-Up Confusion (1962)89. Duquesne Whistle (2012)90. Only a Hobo (1963)91. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (1965)92. I'm Not There (2007)93. Fool Moon and Empty Arms (2015)94. Lay Down Your Weary Tune (1985)95. All I Really Want to Do (1964)96. High Water (For Charley Patton) (2001)97. Wigwam (1970)98. When I Paint My Masterpiece (1971)99. Dignity (1994)100. When the Ship Comes In (1964)101. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (2001)102. Tombstone Blues (1965)103. Shelter from the Storm (1975)104. Spirit on the Water (2006)105. Cross the Green Mountain (2003)106. Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) (1978)107. Song to Woody (1962)108. With God on Our Side (1964)109. Melancholy Mood (2016)110. Wallflower (1991)111. Farewell (2010)112. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine (1967)113. Going, Going, Gone (1974)114. New Morning (1970)115. Make You Feel My Love (1997)116. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) (1966)117. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You (1969)118. Oh, Sister (1976)119. Mr. Bojangles (1973)120. Man of Constant Sorrow (1962)121. Tell Me That It Isn't True (1969)122. Love Minus Zero / No Limit (1965)123. Pretty Saro (2013)124. I'll Keep It with Mine (1985)125. Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood) (1971)126. Tryin' to Get to Heaven (1997)127. Ain't Talkin' (2006)128. Tin Angel (2012)129. Dark Eyes (1985)130. Isis (1976)131. Slow Train (1979)132. Nashville Skyline Rag (1969)133. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (1975)134. Billy 1 (1973)135. Let Me Die in My Footsteps (1963)136. The Death of Emmett Till (1972)137. The Night We Called It a Day (2015)138. If Dogs Run Free (1970)139. Minstrel Boy (1970)140. Born in Time (1990)141. License to Kill (1983)142. Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (2009)143. Watching the River Flow (1971)144. Thunder on the Mountain (2006)145. If You Gotta Go, Go Now (1967)146. Silvio (1988)147. You Belong to Me (1994)148. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (1975)149. Dear Landlord (1967)150. Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anyboy Seen My Love) (1985)151. Hard Times in New York Town (1991)152. Million Dollar Bash (1975)153. Big Yellow Taxi (1973)154. Dreamin' of You (2008)155. Must Be Santa (2009)156. The Lonesome River (1998)157. Saved (1980)158. Man Gave Names to All the Animals (1979)159. Political World (1989)160. Nothing Was Delivered (1975)161. Ye Playboys and Playgirls (1964)162. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance (1963)163. I Pity the Poor Immigrant (1967)164. Tell Ol' Bill (2005)165. I Believe in You (1979)166. Lenny Bruce (1981)167. The Water Is Wide (2002)168. Po' Boy (2001)169. She's Your Lover Now (1991)170. Blood in My Eyes (1993)171. Dirge (1974)172. You're a Big Girl Now (1975)173. He Was a Friend of Mine (1991)174. Clean Cut Kid (1985)175. Foot of Pride (1991)176. The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest (1967)177. 7 Deadly Sins (1990)178. Heart of Mine (1981)179. Living the Blues (1970)180. All You Have to Do Is Dream (2014)181. Walkin' Down the Line (1991)182. Tell Me, Momma (1998)183. Odds and Ends (1975)184. Went to See the Gypsy (1970)185. Sittin' in the Top of the World (1992)186. The Love That Faded (2011)187. Is Your Love in Vain? (1978)188. Days of '49 (1970)189. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (1966)190. Motorpsycho Nitemare (1964)191. Who Killed Davey Moore? (1991)192. I and I (1983)193. George Jackson (1971)194. Do Re Mi (2009)195. Honest with Me (2001)196. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar (1981)197. Highway 61 Revisited (1965)198. It Hurts Me Too (1970)199. I Ain't Got No Home (1972)200. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (1962)

1. Highway 61 Revisited2. Blonde on Blonde3. Bringing It All Back Home4. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan5. Modern Times6. Tempest7. Love and Theft8. The Times They Are A-Changin' 9. Blood on the Tracks10. Oh Mercy

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11. Infidels 12. Nashville Skyline13. John Wesley Harding 14. Christmas in the Heart 15. Desire16. Another Side of Bob Dylan17. Time Out of Mind18. Bob Dylan19. Shadows in the Night 20. Fallen Angels

1. Like a Rolling Stone2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right3. Idiot Wind4. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands5. Hurricane 6. Mr. Tambourine Man7. Roll on John8. Knockin' on Heaven's Door9. It Ain't Me Babe 10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)11. Nettie Moore 12. Jokerman 13. Blowin' in the Wind14. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall15. Queen Jane Approximately 16. Not Dark Yet 17. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue18. The Times They Are a-Changin' 19. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) 20. Most of the Time21. That Lucky Old Sun22. Must Be Santa23. With God on Our Side24. Spirit on the Water25. Ballad of a Thin Man

First 5 in my top 100, first 19 in my top 600.

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1. Idiot Wind2. Tears of Rage3. Every Grain of Sand4. Like a Rolling Stone5. Hurricane6. Roll on John7. Born in Time8. All the Way9. Knockin' on Heaven's Door10. This Wheel’s on Fire

11. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands12. Ballad of a Thin Man13. Tangled Up in Blue 14. A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall15. Mr. Tambourine Man16. 4th Time Around 17. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again18. Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine19. Visions of Johanna20. Tell Me

Hole – Pretty on the Inside. 1 star/5.Dear God, is there a single song here? (Imagine buying The Buzzcocks' Singles Going Steady on the same day, and having to compare the two.) Somehow, their next time at bat, they got 500 million times better.

Songs1 Like a Rolling Stone2 Tangled Up in Blue3 Hurricane4 Positively 4th Street5 Knockin' on Heaven's Door6 Blowin' in the Wind7 Just Like a Woman8 I Shall Be Released9 I Threw It All Away10 I Want You11 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again12 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right13 If You See Her, Say Hello14 Lay Lady Lay15 Subterranean Homesick Blues16 Ballad of a Thin Man17 Highway 61 Revisited18 The Times They Are a-Changin'19 Isis20 This Wheel's on Fire21 Changing of the Guards22 Desolation Row23 Mr. Tambourine Man24 Abandoned Love25 Visions of Johanna

Albums1 Highway 61 Revisited2 Blood on the Tracks3 Blonde on Blonde4 Bringing It All Back Home5 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan6 Desire7 Nashville Skyline8 The Times They Are a-Changin'9 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid10 The Basement Tapes

Is there any way you'd consider extending the deadline? I would love to get a few more weeks to dig deeper into Dylan's back catalog, and judging from the relatively small number of lists delivered so far, I wonder if others are feeling the same way. Dylan's relevant discography is at least twice as large as most of the other top artists, so it seems like he could have more than a month.

Jackson wrote:Is there any way you'd consider extending the deadline? I would love to get a few more weeks to dig deeper into Dylan's back catalog, and judging from the relatively small number of lists delivered so far, I wonder if others are feeling the same way. Dylan's relevant discography is at least twice as large as most of the other top artists, so it seems like he could have more than a month.

I'd be fine giving this another month if people'd like.

If I could begin to be, half of what you think of me,I could do about anything, I could even learn how to love.

Hole – Pretty on the Inside. 1 star/5.Dear God, is there a single song here? (Imagine buying The Buzzcocks' Singles Going Steady on the same day, and having to compare the two.) Somehow, their next time at bat, they got 500 million times better.

1. Desire (1976)2. The Basement Tapes (1975)3. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)4. Bob Dylan (1962)5. Together Through Life (2009)6. Slow Train Coming (1979)7. The Times They Are A-Changin'(1964)8. Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964)9. Bring It All Back Home (1965)10. Nashville Skyline (1969)

Songs

1. Like a Rolling Stone2. Hurricane3. Sara4. Mr. Tambourine Man5. Blowin' in the Wind6. Apple Suckling Tree7. One More Cup of Coffee8. Knocking on Heaven’s Door9. Goin’ to Acapulco10. Mozambique11. Man Gave Names to All the Animals12. Oh, Sister13. Gotta Serve Somebody14. House of the Rising Sun 15. Joey16. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'17. Lay Lady Lay 18. It Ain’t Me Babe19. Don’t Think Twice It’s Allright20. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall21. Just Like a Woman22. Girl from the North Country23. Lo and Behold!24. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue25. Man of Constant Sorrow

Jackson wrote:Is there any way you'd consider extending the deadline? I would love to get a few more weeks to dig deeper into Dylan's back catalog, and judging from the relatively small number of lists delivered so far, I wonder if others are feeling the same way. Dylan's relevant discography is at least twice as large as most of the other top artists, so it seems like he could have more than a month.

I'd be fine giving this another month if people'd like.

Live in Phoenix wrote:Sounds good

So we can actually relax and enjoy the classics a few more times? Excellent, I've spend so much time over the last few weeks trudging through his eighties and early ninties records that I was fearing I'd left too little time to cover the later entries or revisit the big hitters of the sixties and seventies again.

I'm hoping that we run through the top 10 finalists of our Artist poll, maybe more. I'm fine with stretching Dylan out (and some other musicians?) as long as it's essentially good for the health of the Individual Artist Poll.

Hole – Pretty on the Inside. 1 star/5.Dear God, is there a single song here? (Imagine buying The Buzzcocks' Singles Going Steady on the same day, and having to compare the two.) Somehow, their next time at bat, they got 500 million times better.

I think it might get easier when we get to artists with smaller discographies. I expect low turnout specifically for Dylan because some people will feel overwhelmed when they see the size of his acclaimed albums. For smaller artists, it's easier to get through their entire discography in a short time. For example, you can get through Joy Division's major works in a few hours, and I'd expect more participation due to that fact.

If I could begin to be, half of what you think of me,I could do about anything, I could even learn how to love.

It would be great if this is extended another month. I've been busy with the 1900-1959 poll, but I'll still probably be able to post a Dylan songs list by the end of the month.

Unfortunately, for the next couple of artists, I probably won't post albums lists. There are simply too many Dylan albums I haven't heard which may rank in my Top 10 if I did. As for the Stones, I may be the only one on the forum who's not a big fan of most of their albums.

Nice to see this gets postponed. Dylan is my favourite artist, so I really wanted to make the lists, but couldn't find time before my 3 week vacation and hoped to rush one in today (if I wasn't too late). Now I can take some time to do it well. Maybe two months is an ideal time for this anyway; even with artist with shorter discographies it still takes some time to let everything sink in, which is why I haven't posted in any other Individual Artist polls.

1. Like a Rolling Stone2. Ballad of a Thin Man3. Just Like a Woman4. Most of the Time5. I Want You6. Simple Twist of Fate7. Masters of War8. Highway 61 Revisited9. All Along the Watchtower10. Tangled Up in Blue11. Blind Willie McTell12. Tombstone Blues13. Subterranean Homesick Blues14. You're a Big Girl Now15. Lay Lady Lay16. Blowin' in the Wind17. The Times They Are A-Changin'18. Political World19. Love Sick20. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight21. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)22. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again23. I Threw It All Away24. One More Cup of Coffee25. Visions of Johanna

Everyone you meet fights a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.

Highway 61 RevisitedBlonde on BlondeThe Freewheeling Bob DylanBlood on the TracksDesireLove and TheftNashville SkylineJohn Wesley HardingTime out of Mind Modern Times

Songs

Knockin' on Heaven's DoorLike a Rolling Stone Blowin' in the WindTangled up in BlueSubterranean Homesick Blues Desolation RowThe Times they are a-Changin' Hurricane Ballad of a Thin Man Positively 4th Street All Along the Watchtower (though aided greatly by the Hendrix cover) Visions of Johanna Mississippi Mr. Tambourine Man Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Hole – Pretty on the Inside. 1 star/5.Dear God, is there a single song here? (Imagine buying The Buzzcocks' Singles Going Steady on the same day, and having to compare the two.) Somehow, their next time at bat, they got 500 million times better.

I skip the Bootleg series for now. They are kind of hard to place, though many are essential.

Albums:1. Bringing It All Back HomeWhether this is the album in which Dylan brings it all back home might be up for debate, but surely it is the one in which everything comes together. It contains social criticism (It’s All Right Ma, (I’m Only Bleeding)), prophetic visions (Gates of Eden), songs of love gained (Love Minus Zero/ No Limit), songs of love lost (It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue), absurd tales (Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream), streams of consciousness (Subterranean Homesick Blues), gentle mood ballads (Mr. Tambourine Man) and unadulterated rage (Maggie’s Farm). Every song on this album not only works, but I’d argue that 9 out 11 of them are masterpieces. The two remaining tracks are still gems. To top it off, it also combines acoustic Dylan with electric Dylan and delivers the best of both these modes. Choosing a number one album of your favourite artist might be difficult, but this one encapsulates most completely why I love Dylan.

2. Another Side of Bob DylanPicking a second favourite album is harder than spot 1. I go with this unorthodox choice. Another Side is not exactly underrated, because every Dylan fan seems to love it. It just happens to score lower than pretty much any other of his sixties albums, except the debut. This is probably because it is the one that, despite the title, was the least innovative. It felt like Freewheelin’ part two. Still, for a long time this was my favourite Dylan album. The reason is that like Bringing It All Back Home it shows the biggest range of Dylan. He can alternately have fun, be angry and be sad. Starting from Highway 61 Revisited Dylan usually chose a more sustained mood (The Times They Are A-Changin’ pioneered this), but at the start of his career he was exploring every nook and cranny his music allowed him and the results were frequently magic. This album is not as consistently amazing as Bringing It All Back Home, but I love the investigative spirit that this one has.

3. Highway 61 Revisited Having gone full electric Dylan found out what pure backlash meant. This album is the result. It is very angry, but in a less distant way than The Times They Are A-Changin’. Highway 61 Revisited is not known as a protest album, yet it seems that this is the one album where Dylan wants to take on the whole world. For personal reasons. What could have been a bitter album (it still is somewhat) is saved by a sound that rocks like hell, is filled with surprising humour (I love Dylan surrealism) and by simply containing many of the best songs Dylan ever wrote. Besides, it helps that all allusions Dylan made were probably too vague to be fully understood. It is that vagueness that actually makes it a universal masterpiece, instead of a petty rant.

4. The Basement TapesOne of the most original albums ever made, even in Dylan’s catalogue. I mean, what album sounds like this? The basement sound on itself is a novelty, but a novelty that comes alive in the homegrown, wacky lyrics of most of the songs. If previously Dylan seemed to almost lose his head in the madness of his life, this is the place where he found back the joy in making music and in writing lyrics. That it all frequently sounds silly makes it all the more fun. The most shamelessly enjoyable of Dylan’s albums, filled with love for music. Even the Band-only cuts that Robbie Robinson forced on there can’t take the joy away from the whole package. The more complete Bootleg Series version is also a must, but I still put this one on more, because it works better in the smaller dose (and yes, I know it is a double album).

5. Time Out of MindBelieve it or not, but this was the first Dylan album I heard, after working my way through the compilation The Essential Bob Dylan. I immediately fell in love with it. This is actually one of the least varied of all Dylan’s album, almost like a mood piece. Yet this doesn’t hamper it, but makes it all the more special. Daniel Lanois has sometimes been criticized about the production and Dylan himself was unsatisfied with the sound, saying it was far less up-tempo and rocking than he wanted. Whatever, that specific sound this album has, combined with the extreme melancholy or plain sadness of the lyrics are what make this one of my favourite night-time albums ever.

6. The Freewheelin’ Bob DylanAgain I get back to youthful Dylan, whose playfulness and experimentation with lyrics never gets old for me. This is the first time we see him in full form. Despite A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, Masters of War and of course Blowin’ in the Wind this is not just a protest album. Gems like I Shall Be Free, Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right and his cover of Corrina, Corrina make this a full-fledged album with many sides to it. Above all, you can just feel that spark of discovery sending jolts through your body.

7. Blonde on BlondeIn a rich discography as this one it is hard to speak about a Big One, but there seems to be a consensus that Blonde on Blonde is it. It’s easy to see why. Not only was it a double album in a time in which this was a rare thing, especially in pop and rock, but above all there is great poetic ambition in the lyrics and a musical diversity unmatched in Dylan’s further output. It is a rather difficult album, clearly fuelled by confusion, anger and despair. The album cover seemed to correctly predict its content. If it seems to be rather low on my list, I should add that the numbers 2 to 8 are almost a tie. I agree it is a masterpiece, with many of Dylan’s best songs and one of his most complete statements.

8. Blood on the TracksNow here is an album on which every song works. It is also the most thematically unified album of Dylan’s whole career. If it wasn’t for Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts in the middle (a very welcome addition, I should add) it would have been only songs about Dylan’s failed marriage. Yet, this isn’t exactly an Adele album, where Dylan just sounds sad from one song to the next. Instead, he captures every side of feeling heartbroken. From confusion (Tangled Up in Blue), sadness (If You See Her, Say Hello), anger (Idiot Wind) and even a sort of fear (Shelter from the Storm), Dylan pours everything in alternately hard poetry and extreme directness. Therefore, it becomes a whirlwind of emotions. It might not be his most inventive album, but you can feel how close to his heart it is.

9. Love and TheftThis one took a while to grow on me. At first it didn’t seem to have quite the heft or depth that the best Dylan albums have. Yet over time I came to love just that. This is his most playful album since The Basement Tapes. Love and Theft is no less than a love letter to his favourite music and with perhaps the greatest backing band since The Band he just riffs off the best rock and blues lines without a care in the world. Pure fun.

10. John Wesley HardingWhat a weird album this is. It’s full of stories that feel at least a hundred years old and many seem to lack a context. They are all rather short too. What is it that Dylan aimed for exactly? I feel he tried to capture a feeling of bygone times when the world seemed more mystical and mysterious. Except the two love songs that close the album this feels like a collection of forgotten tales from the heartlands of America. It’s short, but still something to get lost in.

I feel very sorry for not including Tempest. I went back and forth between that one and John Wesley Harding for the tenth place. I felt John Wesley Harding captured something that other Dylan albums didn’t, so that gave the advantage to John Wesley Harding. The ten albums above along with Tempest are the 11 Dylan albums I see as great masterpieces. Yes, 11 masterpieces: that’s how you become my favourite artist.

There is a lot of great other work too, even if they aren’t quite masterpieces. Oh Mercy almost rivals Time Out of Mind as a great mood piece, but is just less consistently great. Dylan’s eponymous debut is a wonderful product of a young man just being happy to be recording. The Times They Are A-Changin’ contains some of the best protest songs ever made, but gets a bit tedious here and there. Nashville Skyline is also great fun, but just too slight to be a masterpiece. This also goes for New Morning, although that one if even more slight than Nashville Skyline. Together Through Life is even lesser, but there is a fun in the musicianship that reminds me of Love and Theft. Sadly, it just doesn’t have quite the great imagery and lyrical depth as that one. I also want to say some nice words about Slow Train Coming. The religious content annoys me frequently, but the singing is spirited and the music inspired. Almost all the Bootleg Series albums are more than worth your while, but as I said, they are too hard to place in a list like this.

Despite being my favourite artist I don’t like all his acclaimed albums. Many of them are uneven. Planet Waves, Infidels and Street-Legal all contain brilliant material, but have too many minor or even bad songs to work for me as complete albums. Modern Times has three brilliant tracks (Ain’t Talking, Working Man Blues#2 and Thunder on the Mountain), but drags in all the other songs and therefore rarely feels essential. I don’t quite get its big praise. The Sinatra cover albums are okay I guess, but personally I have no need for them. Now the Christmas album, I like that for what it is, but nothing more.

What about Desire? That’s a case on itself. It is frequently a masterpiece. Most songs I enjoy. But the lesser songs are really confused and Joey is one of the very worst things Dylan ever did. And it’s ten minutes long and slapped right in the middle of the album. I have no idea where I could possibly rank Desire in Dylan’s album list. It’s a disaster-masterpiece hybrid all of its own.

No time to write extensively about my favourite songs, but here is my top 25:

1. Like a Rolling Stone2. Desolation Row3. It’s All Right Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) 4. Subterranean Homesick Blues5. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall6. To Ramona7. Idiot Wind8. Triyng to Get to Heaven9. All Along the Watchtower10. The Times They Are A- Changin’11. Ballad of a Thin Man12. Visions of Johanna13. Not Dark Yet14. Positively 4th street15. Man in the Long Black Coat16. Every Grain of Sand17. Blind Willie McTell18. Ain’t Talkin’19. Mississippi20. Mr. Tambourine Man21. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue22. My Back Pages23. Changing of the Guards24. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right25. Series of Dreams26. Girl from the North Country (version with Johnny Cash, definitely not the original version)27. Forever Young28. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again29. Isis30. Maggie’s Farm31. Shelter from the Storm32. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door33. It Ain’t Me, Babe34. Fourth Time Around35. Most of the Time36. Highlands37. This Wheel’s On Fire38. One More Cup of Coffee39. Queen Jane Approximately 40. Love Minus Zero/ No Limit41. Scarlet Town42. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll43. Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands44. High Water (for Charley Patton)45. Dignity46. Jokerman47. Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream48. Clothes Line Saga49. Chimes of Freedom50. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts

Yes, I know: only 25. But there were too many great songs to stop there. 25 just scratches the surface. 50 is still too little, but it contains all my BIG favourites. Just count the first 25 of course.

Songs1. Like a Rolling Stone2. Blowin' in the Wind3. The Times They Are a-Changin'4. Mr. Tamborine Man5. Tangled Up in Blue6. Knockin' on Heaven's Door7. Subterranean Homesick Blues8. Hurricane9. Lay Lady Lay10. Just Like a Woman11. All Along the Watchtower12. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right13. Rainy Day Women #12 & 3514. Shelter from the Storm15. Forever Young16. Maggie's Farm17. Postively 4th Street18. It Ain't Me, Babe19. If Not for You20. I Shall Be Released21. Gotta Serve Somebody22. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight23. Jokerman24. Oh, Sister25. Everything's Broken

Albums1. Highway 61 Revisited2. Blonde on Blonde3. Bringing It All Back Home4. Blood on the Tracks5. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan6. Nashville Skyline7. John Wesley Harding8. Another Side of Bob Dylan9. Desire10. The Times They Are a-Changin'

Alright, all finished! Both lists were completed quite awhile ago but I wanted one last check this weekend before posting them. After spending two months on this list I hope no one minds if I take a break from listening to Bob Dylan's music for a while..:

01| Highway 61 Revisited02| Bringing It All Back Home03| The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan04| Blood on the Tracks05| Blonde on Blonde06| John Wesley Harding07| Another Side of Bob Dylan08| The Times They Are a-Changin'09| Time Out of Mind10| Love & Theft

11| Desire12| Nashville Skyline13| The Basement Tapes14| New Morning15| Planet Waves16| Oh Mercy17| Infidels18| Street Legal19| Tempest20| Bob Dylan21| Empire Burlesque22| Modern Times23| Together Through Life 24| World Gone Wrong25| Shadows in the Night26| Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid27| Good as I Been to You28| Christmas in the Heart29| Slow Train Coming30| Fallen Angels31| Dylan32| Shot of Love33| Saved34| Under the Red Sky35| Down in the Groove36| Knocked Out Loaded37| Self Portrait

26| Boots of Spanish Leather27| Love Sick28| Isis29| Girl from the North Country30| Man in the Long Black Coat31| Jokerman32| Sara33| A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall34| Ballad of a Thin Man35| Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands36| Motorpsycho Nitemare37| Positively 4th Street38| Dirge39| Duquesne Whistle40| Let Me Die In My Footsteps41| Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts42| Changing of the Guard43| Drifter's Escape44| Chimes of Freedom45| Series of Dreams46| High Water (For Charley Patton)47| If You Gotta Go, Go Now48| Tryin' to Get to Heaven49| Mama, You Been on My Mind50| Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You51| The Wicked Messenger52| Threw It All Away53| Most of the Time54| She's Your Lover Now55| On a Night Light This56| Abandoned Love57| Mississippi58| Dreamin' of You59| Buckets of Rain60| Black Diamond Bay61| Don't Think Twice, It's All Right62| With God on Our Side63| The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest64| Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues65| Just Like a Woman66| Lonesome Day Blues67| If Not for You68| The Gates of Eden69| To Be Alone with You70| Can't Wait71| The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll72| Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again73| Shelter from the Storm74| Not Dark Yet75| Ain't Talkin'76| Ballad of Hollis Brown77| Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum78| I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 79| Watching the River Flow80| I Shall Be Released81| The Man in Me82| All I Really Want To Do83| I Shall Be Free84| Tell Me That It Isn't True85| Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?86| My Back Pages87| One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)88| Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)89| Honest with Me90| Hard Times in New York Town91| It's All Over Now, Baby Blue92| North Country Blues93| Every Grain of Sand94| Things Have Changed95| Slow Train96| I'll Keep It with Mine97| Thunder on the Mountain98| I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine99| Dark Eyes

EDIT: Spelling errors. The list order has remained the same.

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Albums1. Blonde on Blonde2. Bringing It All Back Home3. Highway 61 Revisited4. The Times They Are A-Changin'5. Love and Theft6. Blood on the Tracks7. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan8. Desire9. Modern Times10. Time Out of Mind

Songs1. Subterranean Homesick Blues2. I Want You3. Like a Rolling Stone4. Blowin' in the Wind5. Girl from the North Country6. Mr. Tambourine Man7. Rainy Day Women #12 & 358. Lonesome Day Blues9. Things Have Changed10. Boots of Spanish Leather 11. She Belongs to Me 12. The Times They Are A-Changin' 13. It Ain't Me Babe 14. Hurricane 15. Just Like a Woman16. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 17. Ballad of a Thin Man 18. Shelter from the Storm 19. Simple Twist of Fate 20. Tangled Up in Blue 21. Changing of the Guards22. Knockin' on Heaven's Door23. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (1971 version)24. I Shall Be Released (1971 version)25. Make You Feel My Love

So, for the Rolling Stones -- if we have a 1 month poll, their new album will come out 2 days after the poll. (Go to 2 months? Go to Springsteen?)

Hole – Pretty on the Inside. 1 star/5.Dear God, is there a single song here? (Imagine buying The Buzzcocks' Singles Going Steady on the same day, and having to compare the two.) Somehow, their next time at bat, they got 500 million times better.

Unless someone wants me to hold (if you're almost ready with a list and forgot, etc.), please tell me now. I just finished adding up the albums and am going to add up the songs soon. If no one says anything before I finish, I will consider this closed as soon as I finish adding everything up. If you want an extra couple days, just say so.

If I could begin to be, half of what you think of me,I could do about anything, I could even learn how to love.

1. Highway 61 Revisited2. Blonde on Blonde3. John Wesley Harding4. Bringing it All Back Home5. Blood on the Tracks6. Modern Times7. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan8. Time Out of Mind9. Another Side of Bob Dylan10. Oh Mercy11. The Basement Tapes12. Together Through Life13. The Times They Are A-Changin'14. Desire15. Love and Theft16. Tempest17. Slow Train Coming18. Planet Waves19. Bob Dylan20. Good as I Been to You